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# About me

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I'm a builder, contrarian, and game changer.

I grew up in Silicon Valley coding AI and was working at IBM's global software lab by 17. 

My journey has traversed:

* ex-CDO of **Visa** – beat Elon Musk @PayPal (San Francisco HQ)
* ex-COO at [EthSign.xyz](https://www.ethsign.xyz/), invented and built [TokenTable.xyz](https://TokenTable.xyz)  – with a roadmap towards becoming the next generation Crunchbase
* Writing seminal book on asset tokenization – QUADRILLION: The Playbook for Mankind's Largest Market Opportunity: Asset Tokenization + AI
* Architected **Alipay**’s payment system from the ground up & the **ANT Financial** strategic roadmap (Hangzhou)
* Founder, **FoodTrail** – world's premier AI restaurant discovery & influencer app
* Created **Zinier**, the first mobile workforce management platform (Palo Alto, $500M valuation) 
* Led **American Express** e-payments globally and directed their most successful card launch (NYC)
* Turned a post office into the world’s 3rd largest e-commerce enabler (US$350M Alibaba investment)
* Keynoted/spoke at 50+ digital conferences 
* 7 granted patents (authentication, e-commerce, payments) 
* UC Berkeley – earned only A+ given by my Computer Science professor

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